- Water Quality Advisory - March 19 - view news release for details
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The Regional Board has adopted a bylaw expanding the service area for the Falcon Ridge water system.
Following a successful petition of area property owners, nine new properties will be added to the system service area. The owners of these properties will fund the expansion and will be responsible for the cost of connecting their property to the water system.
It’s anticipated construction will take place in 2021.
Annual Drinking Water Information
January 2021 - We are working with Interior Health to validate some of the treatment equipment installed for the Falcon Ridge water system. This is the current status of the water quality in terms of the drinking water quality objectives. This is interm information which we will update once we are confident in our validations.
Falcon Ridge
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Objective
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status
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Inactivation of Viruses
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Compliant
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Inactivation of Giardia
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Compliant
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Inactivation of Cryptosporidium
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Partial Compliant*
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2 treatment processes
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Partial Compliant*
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Less than 1 NTU
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Compliant
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Zero Coliforms and E.coli
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Compliant
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*The RDCO is still validating the water treatment equipment and occasionally the UV Disinfection is not effective during high source water turbidity events. During this time the system would be non-compliant with regard to having two water treatment processes and the inactivation of Cryptosporidium.
Size and number of connections
The system services approximately 60 active connections and 55 parcels in the service area.
Location
The system is located approximately 8 km east of Kelowna, BC on Hawk Road, Falcon Ridge Crescent, and Peregrine Road near Highway 33 within Joe Rich and Central Okanagan East Electoral Area.
Source
The Falcon Ridge Water System is sourced from Mission Creek.
System Description
The Falcon Ridge Water System was constructed in 1989, has one reservoir and pressure zone. See Service Area Map for more information. The water system utilizes a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which allows for remote system monitoring.
Treatment
The method of treatment is chlorine disinfection. The water system does not currently meet all Canadian Standard Drinking Water Guidelines; however, improvements are planned for 2018 to meet all Interior Health objectives.
Water Quality Advisories (link to advisories page) are occasionally issued during high turbidity events, sometimes caused by spring freshet or other disturbances in the source water.
Storage
The water system includes the following reservoir:
- Falcon Ridge Reservoir – 550 m3 dual cell concrete reservoir.
Distribution system
The system includes approximately 3,400 metres of watermain.
Plans for Future Upgrades
Reservoir expansion, UV disinfection, and filtration are planned in 2018 to improve water quality and storage. View Current Construction Upgrade Information
Governance
The water system is owned and operated by the RDCO.